Rule 8.3 - BHP BILLITON LTD
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BHP BILLITON LIMITED
Class of relevant security NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24 June 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 146,778,652 4.37% 883,168 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,547 0.00% 1,863 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 146,788,199 4.37% 885,031 0.03%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 55,193 45.2821 AUD
Purchase 2,418 44.0200 AUD
Purchase 228,529 45.0918 AUD
Purchase 5,903 45.5500 AUD
Purchase 5,510 45.8800 AUD
Purchase 2,601 44.0200 AUD
Purchase 662 44.0200 AUD
Purchase 33,646 44.0200 AUD
Purchase 63,540 45.2633 AUD
Purchase 1,800 45.0032 AUD
Purchase 5,547 44.8800 AUD
Purchase 625 45.6049 AUD
Sale 205 44.2555 AUD
Sale 55,193 45.2821 AUD
Sale 3,605 44.2555 AUD
Sale 626 45.0265 AUD
Sale 33,816 45.8800 AUD
Sale 228,529 45.0918 AUD
Sale 5,510 45.8800 AUD
Sale 13,440 44.0200 AUD
Sale 497 44.2554 AUD
Sale 764 44.0200 AUD
Sale 3,882 44.2554 AUD
Sale 14,485 44.0200 AUD
Sale 1,777 44.0200 AUD
Sale 477 44.2555 AUD
Sale 2,002 45.4035 AUD
Sale 8,980 45.4034 AUD
Sale 1,881 44.2555 AUD
Sale 7,011 44.0200 AUD
Sale 1,850 44.0200 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 626 45.0265
CFD Short 1800 45.0031
CFD Short 63540 45.2633
CFD Short 625 45.6048
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 25 June 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk